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Asset manager · Montreal, QC, Canada

Global Alpha Capital Management LTD.

SEC-registered investment adviser · CRD 161512 · SEC 801-75679

At a glance

Global Alpha Capital Management LTD. is an SEC-registered investment adviser based in Montreal, QC, Canada, with $6.3 billion in regulatory assets under management as of its Form ADV filed June 26, 2026. Its largest client group by assets is state or municipal government entities. By Form ADV it is a asset manager, ranked 615th of 3,218 asset managers and 1,796th of 17,210 SEC-registered advisers by assets.

Main office 514-287-0110LinkedInAs filed on Form ADV

Regulatory AUM
$6.3B
Rank among asset managers
#615 of 3,218
Rank among all SEC RIAs
#1,796 of 17,210
Clients
137
Accounts
139
Discretionary
100% of AUM
Employees
24
Advisory staff
21
Offices
2

Owners and executives on its Form ADV

Custody and brokerage

6 custodians

  1. Desjardins$693M24%
  2. CIBC Mellon Global Securities Services$495M17%
  3. BNY$466M16%
  4. Northern Trust$465M16%
  5. J.P. Morgan$440M15%
  6. RBC$304M11%

Other RIAs using DesjardinsOther multi-custodian RIAs

Broker-dealer

Hybrid RIA

Global Alpha Capital Management LTD. is a hybrid RIA: 5 of its employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer.

Form ADV Part 1 doesn’t name an unaffiliated broker-dealer. The firm’s Part 2A brochure (Item 10) and each adviser’s record on the SEC’s adviser search do.

Other hybrid RIAs

Who it serves

Client typeClientsRegulatory AUMShare
State or municipal government entities8$1.4B22%
Pension and profit sharing plans34$1.4B22%
Other investment advisers12$1.3B21%
Pooled investment vehicles1$1.1B17%
Corporations or other businesses57$615M10%
Insurance companies19$405M6%
Other6$72M1%
Charitable organizations–$8M<1%

Private funds

Global Alpha Capital Management LTD. reports 1 private funds with $1.1B in gross assets: other private funds (Form ADV Item 7.B).

Disciplinary disclosures

Global Alpha Capital Management LTD. answers yes to 1 disclosure item in Item 11 of Form ADV (criminal, regulatory or civil matters involving the firm or its advisory affiliates). Read the details on the SEC’s adviser search ↗

Services

  • Portfolio management for individuals and small businesses
  • Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles
  • Portfolio management for businesses and institutions

How it’s paid

  • A percentage of assets under management
  • Performance-based fees

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Background

Questions

How much does Global Alpha Capital Management LTD. manage?

Global Alpha Capital Management LTD. reports $6.3 billion in regulatory assets under management across 139 accounts, 100% of it on a discretionary basis, on its Form ADV filed June 26, 2026.

What kind of firm is Global Alpha Capital Management LTD.?

Global Alpha Capital Management LTD. is a asset manager by its Form ADV answers. Most of its assets are managed for funds, institutions or other businesses rather than individuals.

Who are Global Alpha Capital Management LTD.’s clients?

By assets, its largest client types are state or municipal government entities ($1.4 billion, 8 clients); pension and profit sharing plans ($1.4 billion, 34 clients); other investment advisers ($1.3 billion, 12 clients).

Does Global Alpha Capital Management LTD. manage private funds?

Yes. It reports 1 private funds with $1.1 billion in gross assets, including other private funds.

Does Global Alpha Capital Management LTD. have any disciplinary history?

Global Alpha Capital Management LTD. answers yes to 1 disclosure item in Item 11 of Form ADV, which covers criminal, regulatory and civil matters involving the firm or its advisory affiliates. The details are on the SEC’s adviser search.

Where these numbers come from

Every figure is Global Alpha Capital Management LTD.’s own answer on its latest Form ADV, from the SEC’s registered-adviser list as of October 1, 2026: regulatory assets and accounts (Item 5.F), clients by type (5.D), employees (5.A and 5.B), compensation (5.E) and services (5.G). Custodians come from Schedule D 5.K(3) of its latest filing (2026-06-26), which lists those holding 10% or more of separately managed account assets and the amount at each. “Hybrid” means some employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer (Item 5.B(2)); affiliated broker-dealers are the related persons it lists in Item 7.A and Schedule D. Firm type comes from its own answers: broker-dealer firms are registered broker-dealers themselves (Item 6.A); private fund advisers manage mostly private funds (Item 7.B, 5.D); wealth managers manage at least half their assets for individuals (5.D). Ranks compare it by regulatory assets with every SEC-registered adviser and with firms of its type. Figures are as of the firm’s last annual update, so they can lag recent deals and market moves. Regulatory AUM counts assets the firm continuously supervises and can differ from what a firm markets.

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